Hat.



M. A. WELLS.

HAT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21. 1917 Patented July 24, 1917 UNITED %TATE%PAEhl FllQlE.

MARY A. WELLS, OF SIOUX PASS, MONTANA.

HAT.

Application filed March 21, 1917.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, MARY A. WnLLs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sioux Pass, in the county of Richland and State of Montana,have invented a new and useful Hat, of which the following is aspecification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a hat andthe invention aims to provide novel means whereby, at once, a properventilation of the hat will be secured, and whereby pressure on parts ofthe circulatory system in the head of the wearer will be avoided.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 shows in side elevation, a portionof a hat constructed in accordance with the present invention, partsbeing broken away;

Fig. 2 is a section taken approximately on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a section taken approximately 011 the line 33 of Fig. 1.

The h at forming the subject matter of this application includes a crown1, and it may include a brim 2. The crown 1 has any de sired number ofenlarged openings 3 therethrough, these openings 3 being located asdesired around the crown of the hat. A trimming band 4 is arrangedaround the outside of the crown 1. The band a is provided with spacedopenings 5 disposed opposite to the enlarged opening 3 in the crown 1. Asweat band 6 is located inside of the crown 1 and is provided withopenings 7 dis- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five centseach, by addressing the Commissioner Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2st, 1917.

Serial No. 156,342.

posed opposite to the enlarged opening 3 in the crown, and in coaxialrelation to the openings 5 in the trimming band 4. A stiif foraminousstrip 8, which may be made out of wire netting, is disposed between thesweat band 6 and the crown 1 and is offset inwardly as shown at 9 toform projections 10 in the sweat band 6 and to form an air chamber ofwhich the opening 3 in the crown 1 constitutes a part.

The construction of the device is such that an adequate supply of airwill be provided, the hat thus being thoroughly ventilated, and at thesame time, owing to the presence of the projections 10, which may belocated as desired, the circulatory system in the head of the wearerwill be impeded to a minimum extent.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A hat includinga crown having an enlarged opening therethrouglti; a trimming bandaround the outside of the crown and provided with perforations, aplurality of which are disposed opposite to the enlarged opening in thecrown; a sweat band located. inside of the crown and provided withperforations, a plurality of which are disposed opposite to the enlargedopening in the crown and in coaxial relation to the said plurality ofperforations in the trimming band; and a stifl, foraminous stripdisposed between the sweat band and the crown and offset inwardlyopposite to the opening in the crown and throughout the entire width ofthe opening in the crown to define a projection in the sweat bandcoextensive with the opening in the crown, and to form an air chamber ofwhich the opening in the crown constitutes a part.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MARY A. WELLS.

of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

